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Louis XVI

  • 175493, king of France (1774–92)
  • Roman Catholic
  • The economy spiraled downward, in 1788 the unemployment rate was estimated at 50%, crops were not growing, and the price of bread and other food soared.
  • The people were not happy for those reasons and also he married a foreign woman named Marie Antoinette of Austria.
  • In 1792, the newly elected National Convention declared France a republic and brought Louis to trial for crimes against the people.
  • In 1793, Louis XVI was exiled for treason.
  • He was not a good king for France.